Prior to his 1939 breakthrough in Stagecoach, John Wayne appeared, sometimes uncredited, in about 80 “horse operas,” where, in conjunction with famed stuntman Yakima Canutt, he developed and perfected many stunt techniques still used today. This two-disc set contains five films from this era (Desert Trail, Dawn Rider, Paradise Canyon [all from 1935], Winds of the Wasteland [1936], and Helltown [originally released in 1937 as Born to the West]); as well as Wayne in a rare outlaw role in Angel and the Badman (1947) and a bonus documentary, John Wayne in the Saddle.